FARGO, N.D. – Five Bison reached double figures in scoring as the North Dakota State women's basketball team earned its third straight win after topping Omaha, 87-69, on Saturday afternoon at Scheels Center.

Elle Evans led the way for NDSU (9-7, 3-0 Summit) with a team-best 17 points to go along with a game-high five assists and three rebounds. Heaven Hamling added in 16 points with six rebounds and three assists, while Abby Graham chipped in 12 points with a career-high seven rebounds off the bench. Abbie Draper contributed 11 points with eight rebounds and Abby Krzewinski netted 10 points to round out the top performers.

As a team, NDSU shot 43.1 percent (31-72) from the field and 29.4 percent (10-34) from three. The Bison shot 75.0 percent (15-20) from the free throw line and connected on nine free throws on 11 attempts in the fourth quarter. NDSU also tied a season-high 21 assists with seven different players contributing at least one.

NDSU got off to fast start putting together a 12-0 run in the opening frame to build a 17-6 advantage by the 3:54 mark following a jumper from Draper. The Bison continued to surge into the second quarter pushing their lead to 40-22 with 2:10 to play in the half after Graham capped a 7-0 run with a triple.

Omaha (4-13, 0-4 Summit) pushed back in the third quarter after shooting 56.3 percent from the field in the frame to trim the deficit into single digits, 48-40, following a fastbreak layup from Deanay Watson at the 4:00 mark. The Bison responded with an 8-2 run to begin the fourth quarter after hitting on six free throws on six attempts to make the score 68-49 following a pair of free throws from Krzewinski with 7:57 to play. NDSU went on to hold off Omaha for the 87-69 victory.

NDSU will be back in action at Denver on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. CT